Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear is joining dozens of states in suing the Trump administration over Snap or food stamp benefits.

Money for the Food assistance program is set to run out at the end of the week because of the federal government shutdown.

The Trump administration has rejected using contingency funds to continue the program, which helps 42 million people in the U.S., including nearly 600,000 here in Kentucky.

This morning, Governor Beshear and Congressman Morgan McGarvey, also a Democrat of Kentucky's third congressional district, discussed the shutdowns impact on Kentucky.

They discussed both Snap and the possible end of subsidies, helping people who use the Affordable Care Act for health insurance.

Our reporter asked the governor if the state could fill the gap if the federal subsidies end.

No state is going to be in a position to be able to make up for the federal tax credits, that are there?

It would it would take a massive change on the state level, which would require acts of the General Assembly.

So there's not going to be immediate relief, I believe, in, in any state around the country.

This is all entirely on Congress.

And listen, they voted, not long ago to continue a tax cut.

And what Congress said, what the Republican leader said is this is relief that families are currently getting, and we don't want to eliminate that relief.

Well, that is the exact same here.

You know, they were willing to continue a tax cut that primarily helped wealthier individuals.

Are they really not willing to continue this this tax credit program that helps those that are struggling?

I'll that Congressman Morgan McGarvey says Kentuckians on the Affordable Care Act won't be the only people to see their health care costs go up.

So if you have a private, employer plan right now, those private insurance groups are already seeing how many people are not going to have insurance.

In fact, in fact, the tax credits haven't passed yet, and those costs are going to skyrocket.

Some people are going to choose not to have health insurance as well.

Guess what?

People are still going to get sick.

People are still going to have emergencies.

People are still going to go into hospitals and getting care.

Even if they don't have health insurance, they're still going to be going, possibly going to the emergency room, maybe not being able to to pay for that care as they are now.

So private insurance, they're seeing that they're anticipating it and they know it's going to happen.

And they're going ahead and increasing the costs of everyone's health insurance to offset that.

Because Congress, because of what Congress did and what the Trump administration did.

Republican U.S.

Senator Rand Paul says he wants the federal shutdown to end soon, and for essential public employees to get paid immediately.

Senate Republicans and Democrats have both proposed legislation to pay federal workers, but haven't agreed on if that should include furloughed workers or just those still on the job, like the military and air traffic controllers.

I'm flying today.

I want my air traffic controller, babe.

I want him or her to pay attention.

Now, on the way, the flights to be staggered out so nobody runs into each other.

Do that.

So I want to pay them.

I voted for that.

But we had a vote last week, and every Democrat voted not to pay the air traffic controllers or the soldiers for the essential workers.

It isn't perfect, but in the midst of this disagreement, let's pay the people who are working.

I hope we have that same vote again this week, and I will vote to pay the workers again this week.

Kentucky's junior senator also says he welcomes a compromise on Affordable Care Act subsidies down the road.

What I've been suggesting is that President Trump, announce a commission, three Republicans, three Democrats to study the issue, very quickly, up health care premiums and come up with a solution in the next few weeks, opening the government back up for a month or two.

And in that two month period, the commission will meet and we will come up with and try to figure out a bipartisan solution for the high insurance premiums.

Senator, Senator Paul spoke to reporters yesterday in Louisville after a tour of BA systems.

The British defense manufacturer employs around 400 people in Louisville, where it makes parts for submarines and missile launchers for the U.S.

Navy.

Aerospace products, which includes military weapons, are Kentucky's largest export.